Improving Transport Transit for Ukrainian Cereals Discussed by Officials from the EU, USA, Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine
A delegation from the Republic of Moldova, including Secretary of State Viorel Garaz, participated in a meeting of high representatives from the United States of America, the European Union, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania, which took place today in Galați. During this meeting, officials addressed the topic of optimizing alternative transportation routes for cereals originating from Ukraine.
The State Secretary within the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization, Viorel Garaz, noted that in order to accelerate the transit of goods to the European Union, it is essential to intensify investments.
„The state is making remarkable efforts for the revitalization of the railway infrastructure and for attracting investments in expanding the port infrastructure. These measures will lead to an increase in the transport capacity for Ukrainian cereals, with a positive effect on the export costs for Moldovan cereals. Moreover, these initiatives will contribute to maintaining the road infrastructure and relieving the national roads of thousands of trucks,” highlighted Viorel Garaz.
The delegation from the Republic of Moldova also included the Secretary of State from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Mircea Păscăluță, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Vladimir Bolea, the Director of the State Enterprise „Calea Ferată din Moldova” (Moldova Railway) Oleg Tofilat, the Director of the Naval Agency Igor Zaharia, the interim Chief of the USAID mission in Moldova, John Riordan, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Bucharest, Victor Chirilă.
